“It is a truth universally acknowledged that first impressions are a bitch. In a sea of college freshmen, Elizabeth Bennet feels more like a den […]
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Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
“This version of the Bennet family—and Mr. Darcy—is one that you have and haven’t met before: Liz is a magazine writer in her late thirties […]
Read moreTell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
“In a city divided between opulent luxury in the Light and fierce privations in the Dark, a determined young woman survives by guarding her secrets. […]
Read moreOnce Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell
“It should be simple–a dragon defeated, a slumbering maiden, a prince poised to wake her. But when said prince falls asleep as soon as his […]
Read moreA Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston
“Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on the horizon, she […]
Read moreAlice by Christina Henry
“In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo the screams of […]
Read moreA Whole New World by Liz Braswell
“What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? This first book in the A Twisted Tale line will explore a dark and daring version of […]
Read moreFrom a High Tower by Mercedes Lackey
“From a High Tower is newest adventure in Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Masters series, featuring a retelling of Rapunzel’s not-so-happily-ever-after ending.” Yeah, that actually is all […]
Read morePrincess of Thorns by Stacey Jay
“Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy the free […]
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